cascading
Example Sentences
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"Glaciers are retreating, permafrost and high-mountain slopes are becoming increasingly unstable, and communities and infrastructure downstream face growing risks from complex and cascading hazards," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We have seen cascading disasters, like what we saw August 26, where one event triggers multiple events," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead of undergoing a potentially career-ending surgery, he played with a custom-made orthotic, which contributed to years of cascading injuries — mostly to his hips, knees and back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The bump was on full show in the custom Atelier Prabal Gurung crop top, which the designer described as a "sculptural high-low halter top with a cascading train".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The city had grown around them over four centuries, cascading down the slopes and then sprawling out over the flat landscape of farms and meadowlands below.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
